Parent Update - COVID-19 March 2020

Update of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Planning

Dear Parents/Guardians --

As
we hear more news about the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), we
want to share as much information as possible about how we can avoid the
spread of the virus in schools and ways we can plan for potential
disruption of education.

One immediate concern we have is the
effect the virus spreading could have on planned travel for field trips.
We are looking into ways that we can protect our parents' financial
deposits should trips need to be cancelled. Schools will communicate directly with families about this issue.

At
this point, no state-level information has been made available to us
regarding the potential disruption of education, but we will not be
alone if those situations arise. We expect that the state would offer
guidance should schools need to close. Regardless, we have had initial
conversations to prepare for any scenario.

We will turn to The
National Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and, by extension, our Ohio
and Cuyahoga County health departments, when making decisions about all
school-related guidelines. For example, we will continue to prioritize
hand washing, and we are in the process of adding resources for hand
sanitation and for sanitizing buildings and buses.

As we
carefully plan and take preventative precautions that are within our
control, please review the following resources from the Ohio Department
of Health and the CDC:

What You Need to Know

What to Do If You Are Sick

Stop the Spread of Germs
Poster

Poster -Symptoms of
Coronavirus Disease 2019

Here is the most recent letter from the Ohio Department of Health regarding COVID-19:

We
know that the virus can be contagious before symptoms appear. This is
why hand washing and personal hygiene is so important. As noted above,
we are stressing hand washing with students at school, and ask that
parents reinforce this practice at home.